The Film Daily (1936)

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Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought -WAILY The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Eighteen Years Old VOL. 70, NO. 113 NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1936 TEN CENTS M-G-M Changes Newsreel's Name, Eliminating Hearst GOV'T GALLING INDUSTRY HEADS TO WASHINGTON 126 Plays Are Sold for Films Despite Pact Differences Number Is Only Three Under The Total for 1935, Guild Is Told Despite action of picture companies in refusing to finance plays owing to contractural differences with the Dramatists' Guild, plays sold during the period extending from Feb. 1 to Nov. 1, last are approximately the same number as during the comparative period last year, it was indicated by the annual report of President Sidney Howard of the Guild at its annual meeting yesterday at the Hotel Roosevelt. Total of 126 plays have been sold {Continued on Page 4) RKO TO SET UP FOUR EXCHANGES IN S, A. The distribution arrangements RKO had for many years with Cia. Commercial Radiolux, S. A. in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile — the most important block in South America — will end with the 1935-36 product and RKO Export will set up its own exchanges to handle the territories henceforth, according to statement yesterday {Continued on Page 8) RKO Reorganization Plan May be Ready by Nov. 23 The RKO groups working on the company reorganization plan are hopeful of presenting the plan to Federal Judge Bondy on Nov. 23. A printed plan is to be offered to some of the smaller creditors for criticism before being offered to the court. 12 "Big Film" Stories Paramount has already acquired 12 stories of big-picture proportions for its 1937-38 program, said Jeff Lazarus, coast story editor, in New York yesterday. He is seeing shows and looking over story material. .PREMIER, NEW WILCOX FILM FIRM British Premier Productions has been organized by Herbert Wilcox with Lord Portal as president. Wilcox, who is now in New York from London, will have charge of production. The company's initial program calls for 14 features. Wilcox is now negotiating for a number of American names to appear in his pictures. He remains in New York two weeks more before returning to England. Dr. Fishman Represents Conn, on Allied Board New Haven — Allied Theaters of Connecticut, Inc., meeting at the Hotel Garde here yesterday, named Dr. J. B. Fishman its representative on the Allied National Board. Nathan Yamins, president of Allied States Association; Sidney E. Samuelson, former president, Arthur Howard and Frank Leyden welcomed the new unit into Allied. A letter to Will Hays protesting Victor McLaglen's leadership of "The Light Horse", dubbed "a militaristic organization", was authorized. Forty theaters were represented at the session. HAYS GOING TO ROME IN U. S. FILM CRISIS To meet a crisis which threatens to end American film business in Italy, Will H. Hays will head for Rome immediately upon his arrival Saturday morning on the Conte di Savoia at Naples. Recently the Italian government notified American distributors of its intention to prevent them from sending more than one-third of their revenue out of Italy, and suggested that the balance of income in that country be invested in American films produced in Italian studios. Distributors countered with threat {Continued on Page 8) ITOA Protests Ford-M-G-M Radio Tieup to Schenck A protest against a possible deal through which Loew's might make a talent tieup with the Ford Motor Co. for a one-hour broadcast on Sunday nights has been lodged by the I. T. O. A. with Nicholas M. Schenck. Similar action has been taken by the I. T. 0. of Ohio. M-G-M Renames Reel 'News of Day' With Hearst and Metrotone Both Off Johnston Forms Sterling As New Holding Company Formation of a new company known as Sterling Pictures Corp. was announced by W. Ray Johnston yesterday, prior to his departure from New York for Hollywood. Sterling is a holding company which will control the stock in the John {Continued on Page 8) Hearst Metrotone News has been re-named "News of the Day" and as such, continues to be distributed via M-G-M, The Film Daily was informed yesterday. Move eliminates the name of Hearst from the reel, it is understood. E. B. Hatrick, general manager of the newsreel company, had no comment to make last night at his home in Larchmont. Major Berry Lists Invitees; Conference Likely Week Dec. 6 By GEORGE W. MEHRTENS FILM DAILY Staff Correspondent Washington — Declaring he expected business to come to Washington with an entirely different and more friendly approach than heretofore, Major George L. Berry, head of the Council for Industrial Progress, on returning to Washington yesterday made public the names of the members of the motion picture industry who will be among the first to receive invitations to come to the capital and express their reaction as to future aims and desires. The list includes executives of {Continued on Page 4) IMPERIAL RADIO PLAN LINKS 225 STATIONS "Radio previews," via transcriptions which uniquely blend trailer methods with accepted radio technique, will be employed by Imperial Pictures for country-wide ether exploitation of all seasonal releases. First film to benefit is "She Shall {Continued on Page 4) Skouras Injunction Trial Expected in a Fortnight If current conferences towards an out-of-court settlement fail, trial of the permanent injunction action of Skouras Theaters against RKO's {Continued on Page 4) "No Armistice!" . . . that was yesterday's order from the majors to their battalions of executives and employees (who hoped for a holiday). So this morning finds, on New York's entire film front, the rank and file entrenched at their desks as usual. But all will be quiet on the western front (444 West 56th St.) after noontime ... for 20th Century-Fox has declared a half-holiday for all its forces.